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Alcoa Inc. (AA) Falls 2.8% for January 27

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Alcoa Corporation is a Alcoa is a vertically integrated aluminum company involved in every phase of aluminum production, including bauxite mining, alumina refining, and the manufacture of primary aluminum.

One of the S&P 500’s big losers for Wednesday January 27 was Alcoa Inc. (AA). The company’s stock fell 2.8% to $6.94 on volume of
27.78 million shares.

The stock opened the day at 7.06 and traded between a low of $6.94 and a high of $7.28. The stock finished the day down $0.2 per share. Alcoa Inc. has an average
daily volume of 33.96 million and a total float of 1.31 billion shares. The 50-day SMA for Alcoa Inc. is $8.65 and its 200-day SMA is $10.25.
The high for the stock over the last 52 weeks is $17.10 and the low is $6.14.

Alcoa Inc manufactures and engineers lightweight metals. It products include aluminum, titanium, and nickel, which are used in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, oil and gas, defense and industrial applications, among others.

Alcoa Inc. is centered in New York, NY, and has 59,000 employees. Today’s trading day leaves the company with a market cap of $9.09 billion. The company has a P/S ratio of n/a, P/B ratio of 0.73, and a 55.

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